Asst/Prof Christine Hanson

Research Assistant Professor
School of Environmental Systems Engineering

Contact details

Address

School of Environmental Systems Engineering
The University of Western Australia (M470)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 7252

Fax

6488 1015

Email

christine.hanson@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BSc Vic.(BC), PhD W.Aust.

Biography

Ph.D., University of Western Australia - 2005
B.Sc. (Hons), University of Victoria, BC, Canada - 1998

Key research

Biological oceanography

Phytoplankton ecology

Benthic-pelagic coupling

Marine trophodynamics

Publications

Hyndes, G.A., Hanson, C.E., and Vanderklift, M.A. (2013). The magnitude of spatial and temporal variation in δ15N and δ13C differs between taxonomic groups: implications for food web studies. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 119: 176-187.

Earp, E., Hanson, C.E., Ralph, P.J., Brando, V.E., Allen, S., Baird, M., Clementon, L., Daniel, P., Dekker, A.G., Fearns, P.R.C.S., Parslow, J., Strutton, P.G., Thompson, P.A., Underwood, M.A., Weeks, S., and Doblin, M.A. (2011). Review of fluorescent standards for calibration of in situ fluorometers: Recommendations applied in coastal and ocean observing programs. Optics Express. 19(27): 26768-26782.

MacArthur, L.D., Phillips, D.L., Hyndes, G.A., Hanson, C.E., and Vanderklift, M.A. (2011). Habitat surrounding patch reefs influences the diet and nutrition of the western rock lobster. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 436: 191-205.

Hollings, B., Pattiaratchi, C.B., Woo, M. and Hanson, C.E. (2010) Sustained oceanographic observations around Australia using autonomous ocean gliders. Proceedings of the IEEE Oceans 2010 Conference, Sydney. Online IEEE Xplore, 10.1109/OCEANSSYD.2010.5603630.

Hanson, C.E., Hyndes, G.A., and Wang, S.F. (2010). Differentiation of benthic marine macrophytes using biomarker techniques: a comparative study with stable isotopes and fatty acids. Aquatic Botany. 93: 114–122.

Tuya, F, Vanderklift, M.A., Hyndes, G.A., Wernberg, T., Thomsen, M.S. and Hanson, C.E. (2010). Proximity to reefs alters the balance between positive and negative effects on seagrass fauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 405:175-186.

Hanson, C.E. and McKinnon, A.D. (2009). Influence of the Leeuwin Current on the pelagic ecology of the Ningaloo region. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia – Special Issue: The Leeuwin Current Symposium. 92: 129-137.

Hanson, C.E., McLaughlin, M.J., Hyndes, G.A. and Strzelecki, J. (2009). Selective uptake of prokaryotic picoplankton by a marine sponge (Callyspongia sp.) within an oligotrophic coastal system. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 84: 289-297.

Rennie, S., Hanson, C.E., McCauley, R.D., Pattiaratchi, C., Burton, C., Bannister, J., Jenner, C., Jenner, M-N. (2009). Physical properties and processes in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia: links to water column production and seasonal pygmy blue whale abundance. Journal of Marine Systems. 77: 21-44.

Hanson, C.E., Pesant, S., Waite, A.M. and Pattiaratchi, C.B. (2007). Assessing the magnitude and significance of deep chlorophyll maxima of the coastal eastern Indian Ocean. Deep-Sea Research II. 54: 884-901.

Hanson, C.E., Waite, A.M., Thompson, P.A. and Pattiaratchi, C.B. (2007). Phytoplankton community structure and nitrogen nutrition in Leeuwin Current and coastal waters off the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Deep-Sea Research II. 54: 902-924.

Waite, A.M., Thompson, P.A., Pesant, S., Feng, M., Beckley, L., Domingues, C., Gaughan, D., Hanson, C.E., Holl, C., Koslow, T., Meuleners, M., Montoya, J., Moore, T., Muhling, B., Paterson, H., Rennie, S., Strzelecki, J. and Twomey, L. (2007). The Leeuwin Current and its eddies: an introductory overview. Deep-Sea Research II. 54: 789-796.

Pearce, A.F., Lynch, M.J. and Hanson, C.E. (2006). The Hillarys Transect (1): seasonal and cross-shelf variability of physical and chemical water properties off Perth, Western Australia, 1996-98. Continental Shelf Research. 26: 1689 - 1729

Hanson, C.E., Pattiaratchi, C.B. and Waite, A.M. (2005). Sporadic upwelling on a downwelling coast: phytoplankton responses to spatially variable nutrient dynamics off the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Continental Shelf Research. 25: 1561-1582.

Hanson, C.E., Pattiaratchi, C.B. and Waite, A.M. (2005). Seasonal production regimes off southwestern Australia: influence of the Capes and Leeuwin Currents on phytoplankton dynamics. Marine and Freshwater Research. 56: 1011-1026.

Hobson, L.A., Hanson, C.E. and Holeton, C.L. (2001). An ecological basis for extracellular carbonic anhydrase in marine unicellular algae. Journal of Phycology. 37: 717-723.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Research Fellow - Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)

Memberships

AMSA - Australian Marine Sciences Association
TOS - The Oceanography Society

Honours and awards

2004
Marine and Freshwater Research Prize for Best Interdisciplinary Study, AMSA Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia

2003
Best Contribution by a Newcomer Award, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Science Conference, Tallinn, Estonia

2002
Peter Holloway Oceanography Prize, AMSA Conference, Perth, WA, Australia

2000 - 2004
International Postgraduate Research Award (IPRS) and University Postgraduate Award (UPA), University of Western Australia

1996
Dr. Michael Bigg Memorial Bursary, Bamfield Marine Station, BC, Canada

1996
Western Canadian Universities Marine Biological Society Scholarship

Previous positions

2005 – 2009
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Trophic Marine Ecology, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA

2004 – 2005
Plankton Biologist, Biophysical Oceanography Program, Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment (SRFME), CSIRO Marine Research, Floreat, WA

2000 – 2004
Doctoral Candidate, Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA

1999 – 2000
Data Interpretation Chemist, Axys Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, BC, Canada

1997
Research Assistant, Ministry of Environment, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

1996
Research Technician, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Teaching

Lecturing

SCIE3307 - Biological Oceanography

Current external positions

Co-convenor, IMOS National Working Group on Bio-optical Instrumentation and Observing

Useful links

ANFOG - http://www.imos.org.au/anfog.html

IMOS Bio-optical Working Group - http://imos.org.au/bwg.html

Research profile

Research profile and publications